The delta variant of coronavirus in Indonesia has increased the number of new cases. Because of this, the government has increased the COVID restrictions.
Firefighters (AFP) hurling water cannons at people who break Covid rules
Indonesia extended the nationwide Covid-19 Curb on Wednesday to deal with the coronavirus. Every day the number of corona dead is increasing, on the other hand the government has warned that the situation may worsen. The new restrictions will apply to dozens of cities and extend from the island of Sumatra in the west to Papua in the east. The delta variant has caused tremendous destruction in the densely populated island of Java and is now spreading rapidly to other islands of the country.
At the same time, in Semarang city of the country, the fire department showered water on people who broke the corona rules. People are being asked to follow the rules and avoid corona. But some people are still breaking the rules, in view of which water cannons have been done on them. Senior Minister Airlanga Harterto said that corona cases are increasing in other areas as well. We have to see the availability of beds in hospitals. He told that the government has announced to extend the restrictions till July 20. The situation in the country has become very bad. The number of patients in hospitals has increased a lot.
#UPDATE Indonesia expands nationwide coronavirus curbs to battle its deadliest Covid-19 wave yet.
As the death toll rockets upwards the government warns the worst may be yet to come.
đź“ą A fire engine sprays water at people who violate new virus restrictions in Semarang pic.twitter.com/y3ofMKGPQI
– AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 7, 2021
Daily cases expected to reach 50 thousand
This week the government implemented restrictions to curb the new virus in the worst-hit capital Jakarta, Java and the holiday island of Bali. A record 31,189 new infection cases were reported in Indonesia on Tuesday and 728 people died. This number of dead is seven times more than the previous month. Health officials have warned that in the coming days, up to 50 thousand cases can be reported in a day in Indonesia. In the areas where the new restrictions have been implemented, the cases of corona are much less than in Java. Java has emerged as a hotspot of Corona.
one thousand medical workers died of corona
The situation in Indonesia is so bad that the medical workers and doctors who have been vaccinated. They have been found infected again. Because of this, there is a lot of pressure on health services. According to the Medical Association of the country, close to one thousand medical workers have been killed by COVID. There were several dozen such people in this, who had already been vaccinated. Under the new restrictions, offices, mosques, parks, shopping malls and restaurants have been closed in Java. However, even after this there are reports of breaking the Corona rules. There is a shortage of oxygen in the country.
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